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Intercropping of maize with leguminous crops signficanlty reduce FAW compared to monocropping maize field.
Intercropping of maize with leguminous crops can provide a significant reduction ofstemborer and FAW compared to mono-cropped maize, especiallyin the early growth phases of the maize up to tasseling.
Post Date: 2021-05-09 01:14:55
Author: Sundar Tiwari
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Could fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) invasion in Africa contribute to the displacement of cereal stemborers in maize and sorghum cropping systems
The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith), which has recently invaded the African continent, has become a new threat to cereal production. Being an invasive pest with certain competitive advantages, the impact of FAW on other lepidopteran pests is unclear. This study assessed the infestation of FAW and cereal stemborers on maize and sorghum …
Post Date: 2021-02-05 12:45:26
Author: Subramanian Sevgan
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Could fall armyworm, invasion in Africa contribute to the displacement of cereal stemborers in maize and sorghum cropping systems
Being an new pest with competitive advantages, the impact of FAW on other lepidopteran pests is unclear. See a recent study assessing the infestation of FAW and cereal stemborers on maize and sorghum under mono-cropped systems that are adjacently placed in five districts in Uganda. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42690-020-00381-8?fbclid=IwAR1p2YjAGREgo1VnD6UVOVxJ2ltAPrzzdy9sKWYQig_56E0JYB3miAieMAY The severity of stemborers on sorghum was statistically higher …
Post Date: 2021-01-29 21:19:28
Author: Geoffrey Anyanda
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Factors Influencing Genomic Prediction Accuracies of Tropical Maize Resistance to Fall Armyworm and Weevils
Genomic selection (GS) can accelerate variety improvement when training set (TS) size, and its relationship with the breeding set (BS) are optimized for prediction accuracies (PA) of genomic prediction (GP) models. Sixteen GP algorithms were run on phenotypic best linear unbiased predictors (BLUPs) and estimators (BLUEs) of resistance to both fall armyworm (FAW) and maize …
Post Date: 2020-10-31 09:03:05
Author: Arfang Badji
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Genetic Basis of Maize Resistance to Multiple Insect Pests: Integrated Genome-Wide Comparative Mapping and Candidate Gene Prioritization
Several species of herbivores feed on maize in field and storage setups, making the development of multiple insect resistance a critical breeding target. In this study, an association mapping panel of 341 tropical maize lines was evaluated in three field environments for resistance to fall armyworm (FAW), whilst bulked grains were subjected to a maize …
Post Date: 2020-10-31 08:47:41
Author: Arfang Badji
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Detection of sister-species in invasive populations of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from Uganda
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0194571
Post Date: 2020-07-14 18:51:43
Author: Michael Otim

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